When the shark looked at Qian Fan and Tang San again, an indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.
His Dao heart, which had already crumbled, seemed to find something to lean on at that moment and slowly began to mend.
Qian Fan and Tang San stood there quietly, their eyes filled with curiosity and longing.
Qian Fan was the first to ask a question.
"Brother Shark, may I ask where this place is, and how exactly you got in here and became trapped?"
Qian Fan had to ask that question now, because everything that had happened over the past few days was far too complicated.
Moreover, everything they had experienced had long since veered off the original course.
As a transmigrator, Qian Fan had thrown the entire storyline into chaos, and the system had disappeared along with it. Now, he could not figure out what consequences his actions would bring.
At that moment, the shark standing beside them fixed his eyes on Qian Fan, an indescribable air of mystery in his gaze.
The worldly-wise shark could discern a few clues even in someone like Tang San.
Yet Qian Fan's origins seemed to have been erased completely. Even with his cultivation in the transcendent god realm, the shark could not see through their mysteries at all.
Qian Fan and Tang San also stared intently at the shark, trying to find some clues or answers in his actions.
Time ticked by. Tang San had been staring at the shark for over ten minutes, yet he still could not make heads or tails of it. He had absolutely no idea what the shark was doing.
"What exactly is the shark doing?" Tang San muttered, his face full of confusion. This was simply too bizarre! Qian Fan was equally bewildered. He racked his brains but still could not understand anything happening before his eyes.
Time ticked by. About four hours later, a sudden boom rang out. Soul power exploded outward, and a slender finger emerged from within.
The finger moved slowly, inch by inch, until an entire person stood there. Tang San remained rooted to the spot, his eyes wide and his mouth hanging open, unable to utter a word. Th-this... this... Qian Fan marveled inwardly. My God, how many flowers and blossoms must Brother Shark have dallied with in his past life!
Qian Fan let out a curse on the spot. The sight before him was simply too stunning.
After taking human form, Brother Shark's original shark body had become a human torso, complete with long azure hair, skin as white as snow, and slender, elegant fingers. He also held a longsword in his hand.
He was outrageously handsome. If they compared looks alone, Brother Shark could rival Qian Fan-and perhaps even surpass him.
Brother Shark pointed his sword toward the sky and roared.
"My name is Chen! Tian! Yi! Peak supergod second tier!" Two minutes after he took human form, a god's phantom slowly appeared at the top of the great hall and berated him. "Chen Tianyi, do you intend to defy my orders?"
"Orders? Fuck your orders! Today, I'll kill you as an offering to my dead clansmen!"
Chen Tianyi swung his sword with one hand.
Blade after blade of sword energy slashed out.
The phantom gradually began to show signs of shattering.
Qian Fan summoned his martial soul as well.
Wielding the Shadow Battle Axe, the angel martial soul hacked at the phantom.
One strike, two strikes, three strikes...
Crack!
The phantom exploded into fragments. Chen Tianyi turned toward Qian Fan and Tang San, a flicker of gratitude in his eyes.
"Thank you both for your help. I will remember what you did today."
Qian Fan smiled and shook his head. "We only did what we should. But what exactly is going on? Why did a god's phantom appear?"
Chen Tianyi took a deep breath and began recounting that long-buried past.
"Back then, before the Seven Star Domain attacked my Royal City, my eldest daughter
"was kidnapped, and the traces left at the scene belonged to that Water God just now. Although his cultivation had barely reached god king peak third tier, and he wasn't worth a fart in my eyes, I was in seclusion at the time. That left the Main Sect without a Supreme God to guard it, and it was easily brought to the brink of annihilation.
"And when I emerged from seclusion and pursued him here,
"the Water God imprisoned me in this place. Had fate not brought me to meet you two today, I would probably have had to wait another three hundred years before daring to do this."
"So that's what happened."
Qian Fan and Tang San nodded, expressing sympathy for Chen Tianyi's ordeal.
"But why didn't you just tell us your name?" Tang San asked.
Chen Tianyi smiled.
"I thought I would never have another chance to leave this place, so I didn't hold out much hope. Besides, I didn't want to drag you into this conflict."
"But things are different now. Since we've formed an alliance, we should face our enemies together."
Qian Fan spoke.
"Exactly." A flicker of resolve crossed Chen Tianyi's eyes. "From today onward, we are allies. As long as I, Chen Tianyi, am alive, I will keep you both safe."
The barrier that had been roiling with furious thunder dissipated completely.
The mark on Qian Fan's forehead immediately lit up.
(Qian Fan: Sea Emperor assessment, first trial supplementary assessment "Divine Love" passed. Reward: five levels of soul power.) (Tang San: Sea Emperor assessment, first trial supplementary assessment "Divine Love" passed. Reward: five levels of soul power.) (Chen Tianyi: Chaos Heavenly Emperor eighth trial, "Absolute Vengeance" passed. Reward: chaos law raised to perfection.)
Once that was announced, the three sat cross-legged on the ground, each concentrating on absorbing the increase in his power.
Yet at the same time, Qian Fan alone was different-he had actually managed to sense the system! But problems immediately followed one after another.
Whenever Qian Fan tried to summon the system, a mysterious, unfathomable force would interfere and mercilessly shut him out.
It felt like an invisible hand: clearly within arm's reach, yet forever impossible to touch.
Which fatherless bastard was jealous that I had a system and dared to seal it away just like that? What, never had a father's love, did you...?
Qian Fan completely lost his composure and unleashed a torrent of curses.
"Fuck, I could figure this out with my feet! It was definitely fucking Xu Fangyuan! Shit, that fatherless piece of trash!"
Achoo!
Achoo!
Achoo!
Meanwhile, in the imperial palace of the Seven Star Domain,
Xu Fangyuan sneezed three times in a row.
"Damn it, I don't even need to think about this. That little bastard called Qian Fan must be cursing me! How dare he curse me? Next time I run into him, I'll beat the hell out of him!"
Xu Fangyuan covered his nose and mouth with one hand as he cursed.
"Grandpa, what did you just say?"
Xu Fangyuan, who had been grumbling away, jumped in fright.
"When did you pop up, you little girl?"
Xu Yuan'er glared at Xu Fangyuan. "Grandpa, if you say another bad word about Brother Qian Fan, I'll tell everyone how you failed to woo the Phoenix Female Emperor the year before last!!!"
I'm doomed. Only then did Xu Fangyuan realize he had raised a little cotton-padded jacket that leaked warmth.
Born with a rebellious bone!!!!
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